to compete with; to vie for
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
it hasn't been long since
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
destination (one is heading towards); goal
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
divination (using bamboo divination sticks)
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
bearing; heading; point of the compass
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
academic; scholarly; scientific
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing (brought to Japan in the Heian period)
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
the West; the Occident; Western countries
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)